Conservative therapy for central giant cell lesion: case report

ABSTRACT Case report of central giant cell lesion (CGCL) in a 32-year-old female patient, who exhibited asymptomatic increase in mandible volume and integrity of the adjacent alveolar mucosa, she was submitted to conservative treatment. The imaging exams showed radiolucent and multilocular lesion with displacement and discrete root resorption of the teeth 34 and 35. An incisional biopsy was performed and the final diagnosis of CGCL was established. The patient was submitted to biweekly applications of triamcinolone hexacetonide, showing no recurrence and exhibiting bone reintegration. Treatment of extensive lesions with intralesional corticosteroid injections has shown satisfactory effects.RESUMO Relato de caso de les ão central de células gigantes (LCCG) em uma paciente do sexo feminino, 32 anos de idade, que exibiu aumento de volume assintomático em região mandibular e apresentou integridade da mucosa alveolar adjacente, sendo submetida a tratamento conservador. Os exames de imagem evidenciaram lesão radio lúcida e multilocular com deslocamento e discreta reabsorção radicular do 34 e 35. Foi realizada biópsia incisional com diagnóstico final de LCCG. A paciente foi submetida a aplicações quinzenais de hexacetonido de triancinolona, não apresentando recidiva e exibindo reintegração óssea. O tratamento de lesões extensas com injeções intralesionais de corticoides tem mostrado efeitos satisfatórios.
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial - Category: Pathology Source Type: research